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W. D. HARRIS.

Hnrseshnes. y No 148 696 Patented March17,1874.

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wILLIAM n. nARRIs, or PERRY oIrY, New YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN HRSSHOES.

Speciieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 148,696, dated March 17,1874; application filed February 24, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. HARRIs, of Ferry City, in the county ofSchuyler and in the State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Horseshoes, and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of ahorseshoe, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the y annexed drawing, inwhich- Figure 1 is a bottom view of my horseshoe. Fig. 2 is aperspective view, showing the two parts of the shoe detached. Fig. 3 isan enlarged section of the heel part thereof. Fig. +L is an enlargedsection of the shoe through the toe, and Fig. 5 is a perspective viewfrom the top of the removable part of the shoe.

A represents the part of the horseshoe which is to be permanentlyattached to the horses foot. It is made of the usual form for ahorseshoe, with a groove, a, on the under side, in which the heads ofthe nails are placed, the holes for the nails being made through thegrooved portion of said part A. At the toe of the shoe A is made adovetailed recess, b, as shown particularly in Fig. 2. At the heel ofthe shoe, on each side, is a T-shaped rivet, d, which extends downward,and may be turned as desired. B represents the movable part of thehorseshoe, provided at the toe with a dovetailed projection, f, on theupper side to fit in the doveta-iled recess b in the toe of thestationary pa-rt A of the shoe. On the upper side of the part B aregrooves a', corresponding with the grooves a on the part A for thereception of the nail-heads. Near the heel, on each side of the part B,is an upward-projecting pin, fi, to enter holes in the under side of thepart A of the shoe, after the projection f has been slid into the recessb. The heads of the rivets d pass down through holes or slots thewinter-time, when it is slippery, and with a blunt surface, y, forsummer-time.

The movable part B can easily be removed by turning the rivets d d, andanother substituted, according to the state of the weather,

without having to take the horse toa blacksmith-shop.

It will be seen that the slot in the toe of the part A is in the frontedge, so that when the projection f of the part B is inserted, the metalof said projection extends through and allowsl a bearing of the hoofthereon. By this means there is no liability of the jamming of theprojeetion hence the lower part is always in condition to be easilyremoved. With this mode of connection the projection rests against thebulk of the metal of the upper plate, so that, in use on the horsesfoot, there can be no backward or sliding movement of the lower on theupper one. By means of the grooves a a on the two parts the nail-headsare received and protected, and the parts, when placed together, rest atagainst each other without leaving any space between them.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A horseshoe composed of two plates, one permanently attached to thehoof, and the other attached to it by means of the buttons d anddovetailed slot b, formed directly in the front edge of the permanentplate, and a corresponding projection, f, on the removable plate, theprojection extending through the permanent plate and bearing against thehoof, substantially as described.

Inv testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my handthis 5th day of February, 1874.

WILLIAM D. HARRIS.

Witnesses ALEXR. SrroRnY, GEORGE HARRIs.

